TCI

JANUARY 6, 2025

TCI, a leader in K-12 educational content and curriculum, is proud to announce that its K-6 and 7-12 Social Studies programs have received favorable reviews in the latest textbook adoption reports released by the Office of Instructional Materials & Library Services within the Mississippi Instructional Materials Review Board.

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K-12 Social Studies Local History Critical Thinking 52

Digital Promise

MARCH 5, 2020

As a former librarian and district leader, I found that success was the best form of advocacy—when the great work of librarians is shared and documented, good things follow for students and library programs. In addition to this partnership, assessors were recruited from national library leaders participating in the Lilead Fellows program.

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Library Artifacts Advocacy Tradition 117

Education Elements

DECEMBER 12, 2023

I recently had the opportunity to design and build a maker space for educators to implement making and tinkering in their libraries and classrooms. The most important thing I learned is the vital role a maker mindset can have on students in stretching their critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration skills.

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Library Critical Thinking Education Leadership 92

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

Like many teachers, I would tap into the the Library of Congress, which would give me tips for teaching with primary sources , including quarterly journal articles on topics such as integrating historical and geographic thinking. Let’s take maps, for example.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Create digital lessons from a library Recommended Resources BookWidgets Blog BookWidgets Webinars BookWidgets Tutorials Teaching with BookWidgets | Facebook BookWidgets YouTube Channel Finding user-friendly online platforms to create projects and activities is crucial in our classrooms. The Widget Library. Image Credit: BookWidgets 2.

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Library Education EdTech Critical Thinking 104

ED Surge

MARCH 9, 2023

Creativity encourages problem-solving, critical thinking, iteration, collaboration and making deep connections in students’ learning material. Martha Bongiorno School Library and Instructional Technology Lead at Fulton County Schools How did the pandemic affect creativity?

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Library Tradition Professional Development Critical Thinking 135

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2022

I was so excited to teach this class, I spent the summer collecting articles and artifacts from the local library and historical society. Researchers have found that culturally relevant education can increase grades, participation and critical thinking skills and can lead to higher graduation rates.

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Heritage Artifacts Local History Social Studies 131

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

At Project Information Literacy (PIL), the nonprofit independent research institute I lead, a group of library and information science and new media researchers — including myself — conduct national research about the information seeking behavior of college students and recent graduates.

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Civic Engagement Civics Library Social Science 136

The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2020

Coding gives us another way to solve our problems,” Diane Nodell, the library media specialist, reminded them. On a rainy day last November, the library at Mineola High School had more than enough online and off-line activities to keep students occupied. Are you ready to learn the basics?”. This story also appeared in USA Today.

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K-12 Library Elementary School High School 143

ED Surge

JULY 7, 2022

Todd Burks teaches students to navigate the University of Virginia library. It teaches the basics of critical thinking, research and academic writing. The exercise aims to get students comfortable using the university library. But he does work in a library. Photo by Ryan Kelly for EdSurge.

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Library Psychology Primary Sources Humanities 113

ED Surge

MAY 5, 2022

I recently picked up “ Fact vs. Fiction: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in the Age of Fake News ” by Jennifer LaGarde and Darren Hudgins (2018). I encourage you to pick up a copy or borrow it from your library and dig into it in its entirety.)

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Cultures K-12 Library Critical Thinking 113

ED Surge

MARCH 18, 2022

Asynchronous,” on the other hand, refers to activities performed by students and instructors anytime—at home, in the library, even while commuting, doing homework, emailing, posting messages, and consuming videos and podcasts, reading, writing and so on.

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Teaching Library Critical Thinking Learning Science 117

ED Surge

JANUARY 5, 2023

The truth, she realized, is that she often deviates from lesson plans and works outside her job duties, to prepare her students “to change the world, to navigate the unpredictable with critical thinking and resilience.” In this piece, she describes what parents and lawmakers would really see inside her classroom.

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K-12 EdTech Lesson Plan Library 107

Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Lomax hoped the young men would bring back audio documents for the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress. Along with teaching research methods and critical thinking, she makes opportunities for students to meet and talk with civic leaders in both political and nonpartisan positions.

Social Studies 98

Social Studies Research Archiving American History 98

ED Surge

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Maybe I could work in a museum or a library. We need teachers who are willing to admit that they may not always be right about everything; teachers who are willing to be challenged and to learn from others; and teachers who practice critical thinking and active listening. A lot of people suggested I go into teaching.

History 128

History Museum Social Studies Geography 128

ED Surge

JULY 17, 2023

These one-to-one initiatives aim to provide students with equal access to educational resources, fostering creativity and critical thinking while preparing them for the demands of a technology-driven world. EdSurge: What was the device rollout planning process like for Newburg Middle School?

Education 98

Education Middle School Library Professional Development 98

Zinn Education Project

JUNE 6, 2024

These past few months I have been working with educators whose Rainbow Library books have been seized by administrators. I was teaching for critical thinking. We know this from over twenty years of research, which you can read about in our newly released Inclusive Learning Research Brief. It’s all connected.

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Teaching Social Justice Library Heritage 86

Leah Cleary

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

This can deepen your students’ understanding of historical events and enhance their research, critical thinking, and public speaking skills. This approach both deepens students’ understanding of history and enriches their empathy and critical thinking skills through examining diverse viewpoints.

Library 52

Library Critical Thinking History Social Studies 52

Leah Cleary

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

This can deepen your students’ understanding of historical events and enhance their research, critical thinking, and public speaking skills. This approach both deepens students’ understanding of history and enriches their empathy and critical thinking skills through examining diverse viewpoints.

Library 52

Library Critical Thinking History Social Studies 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

And critical thinking skills are what employers are asking for in the workplace, he said. Some parents of older kids are finally seeing the long-term benefits of all that early focus on how to think about math. pose outside the public library where Bell Elementary held a drive-through Family Learning Night in fall 2020.

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Elementary School High School Tradition Teaching 137

Leah Cleary

AUGUST 11, 2024

This approach improves the quality of their writing and also enhances their critical thinking skills. I have a template you can download for free in my Free Resource Library. Grab it from the Free Resource Library ! The CER framework also has the advantage of being applicable across different subjects.

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Library Critical Thinking History Teaching 52

Digital Promise

AUGUST 18, 2016

Find innovative games that teach critical thinking and math skills. And they can access a library of more than 20,000 user-created books available free for anyone to use. This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Help your students learn to write a better lab report.

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Library Critical Thinking Research Teaching 54

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

Jaguar Academy is often library-quiet. In fact, Steiner’s plan is to start this coming fall with a week devoted just to SOPs and other “soft skills,” such as critical thinking. “We’ll do whatever we have to do for testing,” said Steiner. But we won’t put any extra effort or incentive into them.

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Tradition Charter School High School Cultures 111

Let's Cultivate Greatness

JULY 5, 2023

Students have the thinking; they just need a word bank! Critical Thinking Skills – Use your wall to support additional skills you develop over the year. These Critical Thinking Skills Poster kit work for any social studies classroom. without wasting a single second of class time.

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Social Studies Civics Sociology History 52

TeachThought

APRIL 28, 2024

But beyond reading and writing skills, literacy is a gateway to critical thinking, effective communication, and holistic learning experiences. You can also read best quotes about knowledge , quotes about critical thinking , quotes about life , quotes about teaching , and quotes about learning. One does not love breathing.”

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Library Critical Thinking History Cultures 267

Digital Promise

MAY 25, 2017

The Digital Promise maker learning team spent some time in Greer, South Carolina this winter observing and filming the Riverside Middle School Library Club students as they worked to design solutions to problems they identified in their community. We are excited to share their story as the second in our series of Maker Promise videos.

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Library Middle School Tradition Lesson Plan 110

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 11, 2017

1-4, 25-26) While children who visit the library to immerse in their favorite books may not realize it at the time, they’re building the skill of thoughtful reading—the foundation of critical thinking, academic success, and, eventually, a happy and productive adult life. (1, What can be done?

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Library K-12 Sociology Economics 107

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2018

High school students read together in the library. Their attention is no longer split between decoding and critical thinking. Photo: Jeff Wheeler/Minneapolis Star Tribune via ZUMA Wire. Listening to a piece read at someone else’s pace allows high school students the freedom to follow their own curiosity as they absorb a text.

High School 107

High School Library Critical Thinking Humanities 107

ED Surge

OCTOBER 6, 2022

After years of thinking and tinkering, coding and categorizing, he and his team are ready to share their job-skills machine with the world. The system tracks a broad range of interpersonal and technical abilities, everything from possessing empathy to clocking in with an electronic timecard.

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Government Tradition Humanities Teaching 122

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2018

She recently opted to eat lunch in the library, finding it less chaotic than the cafeteria. “I So we urgently need to equip young people with those skills — critical thinking, problem-solving and communication.”. So we urgently need to equip young people with those skills — critical thinking, problem-solving and communication.

High School 105

High School Geography Middle School Critical Thinking 105

Zinn Education Project

JUNE 15, 2024

The Teach Truth pop-up with banned books will remain on display in the library/museum. Spoken Word, and the Francis Gregory Neighborhood Library hosted an interactive Teach Truth pop-up display, book swap, discussion, and reading by author Carolivia Herron of her banned book, Nappy Hair on June 8. There were over 100 participants.

Teaching 87

Teaching Library Museum Social Justice 87

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The superpowers of the future emanate from the humanities: introspection and imagination, storytelling and story-listening, critical thinking. She also took a humanities course for which she teamed up with other students to revitalize a community library. It will help her in a future job, she said.

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Humanities Leadership Social Science Anthropology 135

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 13, 2021

Credit: Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images. We all know that fostering critical thinking skills is an essential part of this process. A mob gathers outside the White House during Andrew Jackson’s first inaugural reception, 1828. I scrolled through my memory for comparisons.

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History Civics American History Library 125

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2025

Bibles, he noted, are accessible to students through the library. She said she supported it as long as the classroom teacher was careful and encouraged critical thinking. In an interview at his districts headquarters, Migliorino emphasized that his school system already teaches how different religions affect history.

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Public School High School Social Studies History 133

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Daily Messenger newspaper archives at the Carnegie Library of Homestead explain that history. The report also cited research that showed students who are educated in racially diverse schools have better critical thinking skills, reduced prejudice and are more likely to live in integrated neighborhoods.

Social Justice 57

Social Justice Elementary School Archiving Library 57

Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 6, 2025

Using these materials and others like it will continue to strengthen students’ growth and critical thinking skills. You’ll get access to our members-only library of free downloads, including 20 Ways to Cut Your Grading Time in Half , the e-booklet that has helped thousands of teachers save time on grading.

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Teaching K-12 Pedagogy Social Justice 175

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

In the spring, when she’d learned a student’s brother and father were ill with Covid-19, she’d baked trays of brownies and taken them to the student’s home because it was the most direct action she could think to take. Before the pandemic, she’d met friends at the library or Geno’s Steaks or for soccer in the park. One was Jackie.

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High School Social Studies K-12 Middle School 145